30 CFR §47.81
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- (a)Operators may withhold the identity of a trade secret chemical, including the name and other specific identification, from the written list of hazardous chemicals, the label, and the MSDS, provided that the operator—
- (1)Can support the claim that the chemical's identity is a trade secret,
- (2)Identifies the chemical in a way that it can be referred to without disclosing the secret,
- (3)Indicates in the MSDS that the chemical's identity is withheld as a trade secret, and
- (4)Discloses in the MSDS information on the properties and effects of the hazardous chemical.
- (b)The operator must make the chemical's identity available to miners, designated representatives, and health professionals in accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
- (c)This subpart does not require the operator to disclose process or percentage of mixture information, which is a trade secret, under any circumstances.